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General Information

Region		Northern Europe
Capital city		Saint Helier^a
Capital city pop. (000, 2024)		34.4^b
National currency		Pound Sterling (GBP)
Exchange rate (per US$)		0.8^c

Economic indicators

	2015	2020	2024
Employment in agriculture^d (% of employed)	2.7	2.4	2.3^e
Employment in industry^d (% of employed)	19.8	18.4	18.2^e
Employment in services^d (% employed)	77.5	79.2	79.5^e
Unemployment^d (% of labour force)	8	6.7	6
Labour force participation rate^d (female/male pop. %)	51.6 / 67.3	51.0 / 65.1	50.8 / 64.8

Social indicators

	2015	2020	2024
Urban population^f (% of total population)	31	30.9^g	...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %)	0.5^f,h	...	...
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)	82.3 / 49.8ⁱ	84.1 / 48.4ⁱ	... / ...
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	0^j	...	...

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2015	2020	2024
Forested area (% of land area)	5.2^d	5.2^d	5.2^k

Footnotes

a		The capital of the Bailiwick of Jersey.
b		2018
c		2023
d		Estimate.
e		2022
f		Refers to Guernsey and Jersey.
g		2019
h		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
i		Refers to Guernsey, and Jersey. For statistical purposes, the data for United Kingdom do not include this area.
j		2010
k		2021